As negotiations on the debt ceiling continue, pediatricians urge lawmakers to oppose policies like spending caps and work requirements, which hurt children's health by cutting access to needed services for mental health, income support and nutrition.
AAP, joined by other leading medical groups, sent a letter today to @POTUS and @Secmayorkas raising concerns about the reinstatement of immigrant family detention. No amount of detention is safe for children. Read the letter: https://t.co/1AX2Zyiy1q
In celebration of International Women’s Day, former AAP President Dr. Moira Szilagyi spoke with @HHSGov about the interaction with a child that led her to pediatrics and why she dedicated her career to caring for kids in foster care. #IWD2023 https://t.co/NNhurWDmaC
“As we navigate the next few months, pediatricians will do what we’ve always done: We will show up for our patients and their families." @AAPPres Dr. Moira Szilagyi in a @CNN op-ed on the increase in respiratory viruses like RSV. https://t.co/soRgieV2dw
AAP, @AmerMedicalAssn and @hospitals4kids also call on tech platforms to do more to stop the rhetoric that often incites threats or acts of violence and has led to harassment campaigns directed at children’s hospitals and their staff. https://t.co/VU8VWq8Hst
@stephenwpatrick @AAPPres@AmerAcadPeds Thank you for your leadership @stephenwpatrick. Children and families are stronger and healthier because of your work!
Big news! As part of the #WHConfHungerHealth, AAP and @NoKidHungry are announcing a commitment to offer training to all 67,000 AAP member pediatricians on screening for nutrition insecurity. Learn more: https://t.co/BJmzS8S0HO
Children and families seeking asylum deserve to be treated with compassion and respect. We urge elected officials to devote resources to safely and humanely care for those seeking asylum at our borders. https://t.co/gzRqNVbOVm
@LisaGwynn@FloridaAAP@AmerAcadPeds@LisaGwynn you have always been a hero of mine. Thank you for your service to the children of Florida and beyond. Your steadfast advocacy for children is historic and heroic.
@AmericanAir I am a mother traveling alone with two kids desperate to make her connection from Flt400 from DCA to Flt5670 in CLT so we can meet our new baby cousin. Flt400 delayed Sending up a prayer that you might be able to help us get to our final destination.
@Am_Airlines I am a mother traveling alone with two kids desperate to make her connection from Flt400 from DCA to Flt5670 in CLT so we can meet our new baby cousin. Flt400 delayed Sending up a prayer that you might be able to help us get to our final destination.
Wearing green for #MentalHealthMonth to honor all the fellow parents navigating their children's mental health. Twin B informed she wants to be a pediatrician when she grows up so feeling like a winner at the end of this long week of a long year of a long pandemic. @AmerAcadPeds
As the national shortage in infant formula continues, we wrote to federal officials urging immediate action at every level of government to increase the supply of safe infant formula in the United States. Our press release: https://t.co/mFXgJcoXUq
"Pediatricians are so much more than doctors. You're healers, teachers, counselors. You're lifelines for parents.” @FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden joined #AAPAdvocacy Conference to share a message about the powerful role pediatricians play in their patients' lives. https://t.co/LkfkEj98q4
Admiral Rachel Levine, MD, @HHS_ASH, sat down with Dr. @MWillingham7 during #AAPAdvocacy and addressed the critical role pediatricians played during the pandemic by caring for children and their families.
We applaud @POTUS's announcements during tonight’s #SOTU22 that prioritize mental health, protect the digital privacy and well-being of children and teens, and support transgender youth. 🧵1/4